Background Serum thiols have shown associations with surrogate markers of cardiovascular
disease. However, little information is available on their combined association with validated …

Background Serum free thiols (R-SH, sulfhydryl groups) reliably reflect systemic oxidative
stress. Since serum free thiols are rapidly oxidized by reactive species, systemic oxidative …

Background It is amply reported that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) have increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Recent evidence suggests …

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Sulfur amino acids are recognized as potent modulators of lipid
metabolism. Plasma total cysteine (tCys) is associated with fat mass, obesity and serum LDL …

Aims: Thiosulfate and sulfate are metabolites of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a gaseous
signaling molecule with cardiovascular (CV) protective properties. Urinary thiosulfate …

Methionine (Met) is crucially involved in the synthesis of S-compounds endowed with
molecular, structural and functional properties of survival value. Dietary Met may undergo …

Background Plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) is a cardiovascular disease risk factor and is
related to several components of the established cardiovascular disease risk profile …

Thiol groups are crucially involved in signaling/homeostasis through oxidation, reduction,
and disulphide exchange. The overall thiol pool is the resultant of several individual pools of …

Introduction: Menopause is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, in which oxidative
stress plays a pivotal role. Systemic oxidative stress is reflected by decreased levels of free …

Background An elevated circulating cystathionine concentration, which arises in part from
insufficiencies of vitamin B-6, B-12, or folate, has been shown to be associated with …